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Dietary Characteristics and Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Among Pre-diabetic Adults in Diabetes Prevention Program (OR17-06-19)
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13 Jun 2019 | Curr Dev Nutr
Diet was determined to be a major route of PFAS exposure with fried fatty-foods containing the most and dark-green vegetables containing the least PFAS.
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PFAS Nation: Toxic discharges suspected from almost 500 industrial facilities across U.S.
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11 Jun 2019
At least 475 industrial facilities across the nation could be discharging the toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS into the air and water, according to an EWG analysis of government data... [This] count of industrial sites does not include 446 public water systems known to be contaminated with PFAS, more than 100 military installations with known or suspected water contamination identified by the Pentagon, or hundreds of Defense Department fire training stations with known or suspected use of PFAS-based firefighting foam, identified by the Intercept...
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Developmental exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) selectively decreases brain dopamine levels in northern leopard frogs
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10 Jun 2019 | Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.
PFAS linked as a potential factor in diseases that target the nervous system during development.
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Field-scale evaluation of the uptake of Perfluoroalkyl substances from soil by rice in paddy fields in South Korea
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1 Jun 2019 | Science of the Total Environment.
PFAS has been detected in sub-surface water which is taken up by rice plants in Asia, potentially exposing surrounding populations.
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Cord blood Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, placental steroidogenic enzyme, and cord blood reproductive hormone
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1 Jun 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure in utero linked to disruption of fetal reproductive hormones in female mice.
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Using 2003–2014 U.S. NHANES data to determine the associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and cholesterol: Trend and implications
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30 May 2019 | Ecotoxicology & Environmental Safety.
Researchers linked high levels of PFOA and PFOS to increased total cholesterol.
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Capito among Senators seeking faster EPA action on PFAS chemical pollution
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28 May 2019 | wvik
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced two bills aimed at further regulating a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The chemicals include PFOA, or C-8, used to make nonstick products and other similar chemicals…
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US House Committee holds hearing on PFAS risks
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28 May 2019 | Wisconsin Public Radio
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on the risk of contamination and exposure to PFAS. The class of chemicals are used in everyday products like cookware, carpets and firefighting foam. More than 4,700 PFAS chemicals are known to exist...
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Longitudinal analysis reveals early-pregnancy associations between perfluoroalkyl sulfonates and thyroid hormone status in a Canadian prospective birth cohort
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28 May 2019 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure linked to endocrine disruption in both mothers during sensitive fetal development in long-term Canadian study.
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Prenatal exposure to PFOS and PFOA in a pregnant women cohort of Catalonia, Spain
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26 May 2019 | Environ. Res.
PFOS and PFOA found to cross the placental barrier with an average of 65% efficiency, with most exposures occurring due to dietary intake in Spanish cohort study.
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Removal of perfluoalkyl acids (PFAAs) through fluorochemical industrial and domestic wastewater treatment plants and bioaccumulation in aquatic plants in river and artificial wetland
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20 May 2019 | Environ Int
The removal efficiencies of short- and long-chain PFAS emitted from two fluorochemical industrial parks were evaluated in one industrial, two domestic waste water treatment plants, and in a nearby artificial wetland.
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Determinants of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in midlife women: Evidence of racial/ethnic and geographic differences in PFAS exposure
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18 May 2019 | Environ. Res.
Exposure levels to PFOS, PFOA, and PFNA varies between race/ethnic groups and geographic location in an all women cohort study.
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Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) and Association between the Placental Transfer Efficiencies and Dissociation Constant of Serum Proteins-PFAS Complexes
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17 May 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
The effects that 21 different PFAS has on the ability of the placenta to transfer nutrients, vitamins, and other compounds between mother and child.
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You’re concerned about PFAS. MLive has answers to your questions
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16 May 2019 | Mlive
What do you need to know about PFAS in water? Michigan is confronting how PFAS contamination is affecting the state. So far, it’s learned that at least 1.5 million residents and thousands of miles of waterways are impacted by the chemicals. The state has issued warnings on drinking water, eating contaminated fish and ingesting PFAS foam…
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Prenatal perfluorooctanoic acid exposure is associated with early onset atopic dermatitis in 5-year-old children
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16 May 2019 | Chemosphere
Children with higher prenatal PFOA exposure have a higher risk of eczema development.